From:
Russell Prater
Date: 2002-10-02 17:08:01 UTC
Subject: Herb info
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <15704638.1033570083786.JavaMail.nobody@strontium>
Pam Sessoms wrote:
>
> On Wed, 2 Oct 2002 Turkpot77@aol.com wrote:
> > Does anyone have any information on types of meds you can give a ferret
> > for arthritis besides glucosamine? ... Something that is easier to
> > give and in a smaller dose than the 7.5mL.
>
> Wow, yeah, that's A LOT of volume to give. Makes me wonder what the
> desired dose was...
I take 1 g of glucosamine and 800 mg of condroitin per day. That is two
tablets the size of the last joint of my little finger. Does it do any
good? Who knows???
--
Russ, Booger, Bonnie & Clyde
russellprater@worldnet.att.net
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From: Sukie Crandall <sukiecrandall@telocity.com>
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Mary Conley who has a doctorate in herbs did us all a great favor by
putting together a very useful list in the Ferret Mailing List of
herbs which can cause bleeding (anticoagulants). Thanks, Mary!
If you write to <listserv@cunyvm.cuny.edu> with the message SEND
FERRET 3923 you can get it if you missed it, and later it will be on
http://listserv.cuny.edu/archives/ferret-search.html
This info below on herbs that can cause problems with drugs is from
_Herb-Drug Interaction Handbook_ by Sharon M. Herr, RD. Do you have
any to add to it as general problems, Mary? Of course, there will
remain specifics for certain drugs and herbs and since research is
on-going there will be more known over time.
A list of some herbs that can interfere with absorbing medications:
Acacia, Agar, Alginate, Aloe, Black Walnut, Bran, Buckthorn
(Frangula), Carrageenan Gum, Cascara Sagrada, Chamomile, Coffee,
Fenugreek, Flaxseed, Furcellaran Extract, Ghatti Gum Tree Exudate,
Guar Gum, Iceland Moss, Irish Moss/Red Algae, Karaya Gum Tree
Exudate, Konjac, Locust Bean Gum, Marshmallow Leaf, Oats, Okra fruit,
Pectin, Psyllium, Quince Seed, Rhubarb Root, Senna, Slippery Elm
Bark, Tragacanth
(Some other types of meds have the possibility of causing
interference but they are less likely to be used without vets knowing.
ALL meds and supplements of any types should be checked with vets
BEFOREHAND. Not all things that are safe for humans are safe for
animals and visa versa.
BTW, on the topic of anti-coagulants, many ferrets tolerate tiny
amounts of baby aspirin but not all do; we had one have a very bad
intestinal bleed-out which was too bad since she had a rare condition
causing thromboses so an anticoagulant would have been helpful, but
she didn't tolerate any of the range tried meaning that all we could
finally try was to reduce vitamin K levels by adding vitamin E.)